Former Gophers guard Braeden Carrington returned to Williams Arena for the first time since transferring away from the program following the 2023-24 season, and fans let him hear it.

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The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team did something on Sunday they have not done since 2019. They defeated a ranked opponent. Minnesota withstood several runs by the USC Trojans and returned serve with runs of their own to pick up a 63-62 win at Williams Arena to move to 3-2 in Big Ten play and 12-4 overall.

The double-digit lead had vanished. Their legs had to feel like Jell-O after logging so many minutes in a slugfest. The situation felt like an “uh-oh” moment. The shorthanded Gophers men’s basketball squad lost a 14-point lead and trailed by one point against the No.

The Gophers are currently 10-6 and 3-2 in Big Ten play. A Quad 3 loss against San Francisco will be hard to overcome, and they might have to get to at least .500 in conference play to work into the NCAA Tournament discussion, which is something they've only done once since 2009-10.

The USC Trojans and the Minnesota Golden Gophers meet Friday at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m. ET.

Grace Grocholski scored 17 of her 25 points in the second half, and the Gophers defeated No. 21 Southern California 63-62.